Biography
8Ball is one half of the American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee "8Ball & MJG." The two rappers met at Ridgeway Middle School in 1984.
After releasing three albums as a duo in the early 1990s, both 8Ball & MJG released solo albums, first MJG's "No More Glory" in 1997 and then 8Ball's "Lost" in 1998. “Lost” peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.
8Ball has gone on to release six additional solo albums “Almost Famous” (2001), “Lay It Down” (2002), “Light Up The Bomb” (2006), “The Vet & The Rookie” (2007), “Doin’ It Big” (2008) and “8Ball & Memphis All-Stars: Cars, Clubs & Strip Clubs” (2009).
Today 8Ball and MJG also head their own record labels. 8Ball heads 8 Ways Entertainment (distributed by Koch Entertainment), while MJG heads MJG Muzik.